Image Based Rendering and General Relativity
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2001
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University of West Bohemia
Abstract
Imaged-based rendering is a well-known method in computer graphics to achieve photo-realistic images.
In this paper we show how conventional image-based rendering algorithms can be extended to visualize
general relativistic effects in a restricted class of spacetimes. We propose a generalized aberration formula
in order to treat the visualization of special and general relativistic effects on the same footing. In this way,
image-based general relativistic rendering can be regarded as an extension of special relativistic rendering.
As an example, we present snapshots from the viewpoint of an observer traveling at warp speed.
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obecná relativita, vykreslování, vizualizace, warpová rychlost
Citation
WSCG '2001: Conference proceedings: The 9-th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2001: University of West Bohemia, Plzen, Czech Republic, February 5.-9., 2001, p. 130-137.